G.Nausėda does not rule out considering the introduction of a state of emergency in Lithuania



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In an interview with the news portal delfi.lt on Friday, the president stated that the council of health experts convened by him, which is being convened in the face of the “dramatic deterioration of the situation”, must present its conclusions on Sunday.

“I think we should also consider the state of emergency, because the situation is really bad. It is very worrying that, despite the tightening of quarantine and the sufficiently strict measures that we have used in the past, the result is not better. Furthermore, the situation is deteriorating, “said the president.

He said that the loss of traceability of coronavirus outbreaks would facilitate the implementation of other specific measures, which would try to ask experts who “worked hard on the issue” and not about predictions or vaccines, but about immediate steps to reduce the spread of the virus. .

“I really do not want to anticipate this meeting, we will comment on the same Sunday or Monday. First, the experts themselves will comment on what they intend to do for both the outgoing government and the new incoming government, “he added.

Outgoing Health Minister Aurelius Veryga announced on Friday that next week he will propose to extend the quarantine until the end of the year, tighten trade restrictions, introduce distance learning and the obligation for primary school children to wear masks in the I work in any situation.



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